You never actually show or tell us how to route the lines running to the RO dispenser. Keep the video simple with the title and assume there is a water supply and a drain line near the refrigerator. You can make another how to video for those that don't have a water supply and drain access near the refrigerator.
Yes, I was disappointed in this video. I have my reverse osmosis system set up and going to my refrigerator. The water flow coming out of the refrigerator has been consistently slow, and so I was hoping this video would provide some troubleshooting tips for life with a reverse osmosis system connected to a refrigerator. I was hoping he would set something up in the installation that would ensure the pressure was satisfactory.
Instead of connecting the line thats supposed to go to the faucet, connect it to the fridge water supply instead. Just be sure to have a way to flush out the extra carbon from a replacement set of filters.
There is a cross-connection issue if you don’t use the provided faucet because the faucet has the built in air gap. If you can’t drain to a floor sink or something you need to provide an air gap by hooking it up to something like an overflow vent for a dishwasher or something or find some sort of inline air gap connection and it must be after the p-trap. I am a certified cross-connection control specialist with the county of Orange in California so this is something I am familiar with.
Thank you so much! This helped a lot. However I only have a 2” line and you link is for 1.5” pipe. I have not been able to locate a 2”. Anyone know where to find one? Thank you
Very good information. I have a garbage disposal under my sink with dishwasher inlet but i will not be installing a dishwasher. Can i install the reverse osmosis drain pipe/tube into the garbage disposal dishwasher inlet? How to prevent dirty water backflowing into the drain tube? Thanks
I asked the question about backflow prevention to Express Water and they said that since the system is pressurized, there's no concern about backflow from a drain line.
Question does the drain line constantly run? I removed the faucet due to kitchen remodel and have it going to the fridge only. During testing the drain has been running constantly
I just bought a RO system and my house is a new built where the sink and fridge is in a totally different place. My fridge only have a feed line. Where can I place the drain line? Can I just make a hose and have it drain outside?
It might be easiest to install the RO system under the sink and then run a new line to the fridge. You could probably drain to the outside directly somehow because it's just regular water... or you might be able to have it go to a floor drain if one is close by.
You will want to use the tank otherwise it may take a while to fill cups as the water proceeds through the system, depending how much water you are using.
Thank you for producing the video - very informative. Question... when you put the bypass filter in, do you still need to purge the unit for 24 hours? If so, is there a recommended approach to doing this? Thanks!
Yes, you still need to purge the unit to get out all of the excess carbon. Honestly I just kept filling up pitchers of water from my fridge and dumping them. The alternative I thought of was installing a bypass valve in the basement and having that drain into a bucket, but I decided against that.
@@TopHomeowner I’m thinking of installing a T in the drain line with a check valve on the machine side. Then a T on the supply with shut off valve on each output. When you install a new filter. Shut the water off to the fridge, open the the side going to the drain. Run it for however long needed then reverse the steps once carbon is empty. The check valve in the drain line will allow for you to still drain waste water and the fresh carbon water at the same time.
Yes, you can split it and run another line to the fridge. Typically that's what you'll find with RO systems but I had never seen an install going only to a fridge without a sink faucet.
I'm not understanding what happens to the water that goes into the tank. Will it allow me to get a steady stream of water from the refrigerator or just a trickle (in other words, do I need a pump after the tank)?
No these are pressure tanks, and create a buffer between RO systems and the utilization device. (These are not actual numbers.) Say you have a 5 gallon tank that holds at 15 psi. You could use 1 gallon before the pressure drops and the RO system would activate refilling the tank again.
Lets assume we know how to install a RO system and know what's required to install it but we dont know what do with the water lines going to the RO dispenser that we are going to take out of the picture I assume.
Very good video, Mark! I saved it for when I got my RO, but then forgot and figured it out on my own. My fault! lol Luckily, I found the video before I finished the install. My only issue is I cannot find a 2" drain saddle. The one in your description is for a 1.5" pipe. The OD of a 2" ABS, Shed 40 pipe is 2.375 inches, so I don't believe the 1.89" one will work. I thought about running a Y with a 1.5" branch that's about 6" long and capped. Then I could just use the saddle valve that came with my unit. Do you see any issues with that?
That sounds like it will work. Also, the saddle valves are pretty flexible so you may see if yours will conform to the shape of the pipe. May need to get longer bolts but it's worth a try.
@@TopHomeowner Last night, I did a 2" Wye with a 1.5" bushing for the pipe. I capped it off at 5", installed the saddle drain, and zip-tied the 1/4" line to the existing sink drain pipe all the way to the wye. Looks really nice as it enters the Wye perfectly perpendicular. Wish I could attach pictures. lol Many thanks, Mark. :)
use a $2, 1/4"quick connect: 1) Go to the outside rear of your refrigerator and cut the two plastic hoses (supply from valve and input to refrigerator from filter), they are side by side. 2) reconnect them to the supply side and the fridge filter supply line, with the quick connect coupler 3) now you have completely bypassed the filter... 4) Leave the leftover filter lines into the fridge disconnected.
You never actually show or tell us how to route the lines running to the RO dispenser. Keep the video simple with the title and assume there is a water supply and a drain line near the refrigerator. You can make another how to video for those that don't have a water supply and drain access near the refrigerator.
Yes, I was disappointed in this video. I have my reverse osmosis system set up and going to my refrigerator. The water flow coming out of the refrigerator has been consistently slow, and so I was hoping this video would provide some troubleshooting tips for life with a reverse osmosis system connected to a refrigerator. I was hoping he would set something up in the installation that would ensure the pressure was satisfactory.
so im a little confused on how you hooked it up to your fridge? did you go straight from the supply tank to the hose going to the fridge.
This is great. I can't believe this install type isn't more common! Just thought about not wanting two locations to get water,glad I found this!
Glad it was helpful!
This doesn't SHOW anything...
Thanks for the video, question, can I use the water supply line for the refrigerator as my main supply line?
Thanks for the info, but how do I connect the system to the fridge instead of using the included faucet?
Did I miss something?
Instead of connecting the line thats supposed to go to the faucet, connect it to the fridge water supply instead. Just be sure to have a way to flush out the extra carbon from a replacement set of filters.
There is a cross-connection issue if you don’t use the provided faucet because the faucet has the built in air gap. If you can’t drain to a floor sink or something you need to provide an air gap by hooking it up to something like an overflow vent for a dishwasher or something or find some sort of inline air gap connection and it must be after the p-trap. I am a certified cross-connection control specialist with the county of Orange in California so this is something I am familiar with.
Thank you so much! This helped a lot. However I only have a 2” line and you link is for 1.5” pipe. I have not been able to locate a 2”. Anyone know where to find one?
Thank you
Very good information. I have a garbage disposal under my sink with dishwasher inlet but i will not be installing a dishwasher. Can i install the reverse osmosis drain pipe/tube into the garbage disposal dishwasher inlet? How to prevent dirty water backflowing into the drain tube? Thanks
I asked the question about backflow prevention to Express Water and they said that since the system is pressurized, there's no concern about backflow from a drain line.
Backflow events occur when the water pressure drops and if that happens then the RO system would also not have pressure…
Question does the drain line constantly run? I removed the faucet due to kitchen remodel and have it going to the fridge only. During testing the drain has been running constantly
Once the tank is full it shouldn't keep draining. I found this video that should help: ruclips.net/video/t4rPacnCKVo/видео.html
I just bought a RO system and my house is a new built where the sink and fridge is in a totally different place. My fridge only have a feed line. Where can I place the drain line? Can I just make a hose and have it drain outside?
It might be easiest to install the RO system under the sink and then run a new line to the fridge. You could probably drain to the outside directly somehow because it's just regular water... or you might be able to have it go to a floor drain if one is close by.
Thank you. This was great information
Do i still to use the tank or just connect the RO directly to the fridge?
You will want to use the tank otherwise it may take a while to fill cups as the water proceeds through the system, depending how much water you are using.
I have the same fridge filter as you showed in the little video 👌🏽
Thank you for producing the video - very informative. Question... when you put the bypass filter in, do you still need to purge the unit for 24 hours? If so, is there a recommended approach to doing this? Thanks!
Yes, you still need to purge the unit to get out all of the excess carbon. Honestly I just kept filling up pitchers of water from my fridge and dumping them. The alternative I thought of was installing a bypass valve in the basement and having that drain into a bucket, but I decided against that.
@@TopHomeowner I’m thinking of installing a T in the drain line with a check valve on the machine side. Then a T on the supply with shut off valve on each output.
When you install a new filter. Shut the water off to the fridge, open the the side going to the drain. Run it for however long needed then reverse the steps once carbon is empty.
The check valve in the drain line will allow for you to still drain waste water and the fresh carbon water at the same time.
Amazing video, thank you good sir 🙏🏻
Glad it helped!
is it possible if I want to keep my sink RO and just use a Y splitter to share it to the fridge? my RO is a tankless(electric) system.
Yes, you can split it and run another line to the fridge. Typically that's what you'll find with RO systems but I had never seen an install going only to a fridge without a sink faucet.
Thank you so much for this. I knew there must be a way to have reverse osmosis just for the fridge.
I'm not understanding what happens to the water that goes into the tank. Will it allow me to get a steady stream of water from the refrigerator or just a trickle (in other words, do I need a pump after the tank)?
No these are pressure tanks, and create a buffer between RO systems and the utilization device.
(These are not actual numbers.)
Say you have a 5 gallon tank that holds at 15 psi. You could use 1 gallon before the pressure drops and the RO system would activate refilling the tank again.
I am still waiting for the installation part....
Lets assume we know how to install a RO system and know what's required to install it but we dont know what do with the water lines going to the RO dispenser that we are going to take out of the picture I assume.
Thank God someone asked that ⁉️ how do we bypass the faucet? It has a vent built in.
@@0714will Not only that every time you change the filter, how are you going to purge the carbon???
Why can’t you just purge the system/line before connecting to fridge?
Actually you could. I'll have to do that when I change out the filters. Thanks!
This is exactly what i was thinking lol. why make it more difficult than this.
Thank you
Thank you so much, great video and super informative
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! Any thoughts on using a drain for washing machine. That is the closest drain to my refrigerator. No basement either.
Very good video, Mark! I saved it for when I got my RO, but then forgot and figured it out on my own. My fault! lol Luckily, I found the video before I finished the install. My only issue is I cannot find a 2" drain saddle. The one in your description is for a 1.5" pipe. The OD of a 2" ABS, Shed 40 pipe is 2.375 inches, so I don't believe the 1.89" one will work. I thought about running a Y with a 1.5" branch that's about 6" long and capped. Then I could just use the saddle valve that came with my unit. Do you see any issues with that?
That sounds like it will work. Also, the saddle valves are pretty flexible so you may see if yours will conform to the shape of the pipe. May need to get longer bolts but it's worth a try.
@@TopHomeowner Last night, I did a 2" Wye with a 1.5" bushing for the pipe. I capped it off at 5", installed the saddle drain, and zip-tied the 1/4" line to the existing sink drain pipe all the way to the wye. Looks really nice as it enters the Wye perfectly perpendicular. Wish I could attach pictures. lol Many thanks, Mark. :)
what a waste of time. You didn't show the installation, all you did was yammer on and on and on.
use a $2, 1/4"quick connect:
1) Go to the outside rear of your refrigerator and cut the two plastic hoses (supply from valve and input to refrigerator from filter), they are side by side.
2) reconnect them to the supply side and the fridge filter supply line, with the quick connect coupler
3) now you have completely bypassed the filter...
4) Leave the leftover filter lines into the fridge disconnected.
Lots of talking and no instructions
Are you gonna install the filtration system on your face?
This is NOT a how to video! 2 thumbs down. Change the title dude.
You are trying to cram a beginners video into an full blown installation video.
Disagree....he noted some of the important things to consider that would make this a go/no-go project.